Biology Unit 4 Day 1

Learning Objective: Students will learn about changes over time by reading an article and will analyze and interpret the article using main ideas, evidence and technical vocabulary (mutation, adaptation, natural selection, population, species, mechanism). 


Questions:

1. How do populations achieve balance? (book or brain)
2. What are the benefits of changes to species and populations? (brain)
3. A scientist studies a species of bird in which the males and females are about the same size. The females have plain colors and the males have bright colors. What can the scientist conclude about these birds?

Answer choices for number 3:

A. The females choose mates. B. The birds reproduce asexually. C. The males choose mates. D. The males compete to fertilize. Exit Ticket for day 1:  What was this article about? (Summarize) Why did we read this article? (Explain)